Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Platyhelminthes > Subphylum Rhabditophora > Superclass Neodermata > Class Cestoda > Subclass Nephroposticophora > Subclass Eucestoda > Order Phyllobothriidea > Family Phyllobothriidae > Genus Clistobothrium

Clistobothrium delphini (Bosc, 1802) Caira, Jensen, Pickering, Ruhnke & Gallagher, 2020

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Clistobothrium*	Dailey & Vogelbein, 1990	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Hydatis delphini*	Bosc, 1802	synonym
*Monorygma delphini*	(Gervais, 1870)	synonym
*Phyllobothrium delphini*	(Bosc, 1802) van Beneden, 1868	synonym

Literature

additional source	Specht, N. R.; Keve, G.; Fernández-Maldonado, C.; Caro, A. C.; Takács, N.; Kontschán, J.; Hornok, S. (2024). Molecular investigation of endoparasites of marine mammals (Cetacea: Mysticeti, Odontoceti) in the Western Mediterranean. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 11.
additional source	Suárez-González, Z.; González, J. F.; Arbelo, M.; Sierra, E.; Castro-Alonso, A.; Hernández, J. N.; Martín, V.; Fraija-Fernández, N.; Fernández, A. (2024). Parasitic Infections in Stranded Whales and Dolphins in Canary Islands (2018–2022): An Update. Animals. 14(23): 3377.
new combination reference	Caira, J. N.; Jensen, K.; Pickering, M.; Ruhnke, T. R.; Gallagher, K. A. (2020). Intrigue surrounding the life-cycles of species of Clistobothrium (Cestoda: Phyllobothriidea) parasitising large pelagic sharks. International Journal for Parasitology. 50(13): 1043-1055.

Genbank

Citation

WoRMS (2025). Clistobothrium delphini (Bosc, 1802) Caira, Jensen, Pickering, Ruhnke & Gallagher, 2020. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1773631